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Hey everyone, please welcome the newest branch of the Hacks/Hackers family: Seoul just opened a chapter in conjunction with Data Journalism Korea. They had their first event on Friday and are taking new members on their Meetup group. Worth a read: * Slack, a communication app that many newsrooms and

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Knight Center is offering a new course in audience engagement called "Know your audience: Strategies for increasing reach & engagement of your journalism" this summer. The course will run from July 15 to August 11 and is taught by the Texas Tribune’s

We're halfway through the year, hacks and hackers! The Data Journalism Awards were presented this weekend at the GEN Summit in Athens, and the IRE Conference took place in Houston, Texas. You can see the DJA winners here and catch more lessons, tipsheets and more at #GENsummit and

Hello, hacks and hackers! MozFest is turning 10 this year, and they just opened their call for session proposals. The conference will take place October in London. Submit your proposals here by August 1. In other news, Hacks/Hackers is launching a new pilot program. We want to see more

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Open Technology Fund is looking for fellows for its Digital Integrity Fellowship Program, which provides monthly stipends to individuals who can help address threats to freedom of expression online in communities and organizations. The fellowship program is open to international candidates, and the deadline to

Hi, hacks and hackers! Columbia University’s J-school partnered with the Google News Initiative Newsroom Leadership Program to create a free, year-long, part-time training program for newsroom leaders in the Asia-Pacific Region. The deadline to apply for the program is June 26 and you can find more info about it

Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you a working journalist who's interested in honing your data skills? Paul Bradshaw, one of the founders of H/H Birmingham, created a Master's curriculum that you can take on part-time: Happening this week: * Brisbane is reflecting on elections * Zurich is